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Is Nestlé Honey Cheerios ultra-processed?

12 servings, 370g Cereals with honey Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Nestlé Honey Cheerios

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed cereals with honey

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

oat flour 28.1%, wheat 28.1%, sugar, barley flour 16.9%, wheat starch honey 3.9%, maize flour 2%, rice flour 1.9%, calcium carbonate, invert sugar syrup, salt, sunflower oil, molasses, tocopherols, natural flavouring, iron, vitamins, vitamin c, vitamin b3, vitamin b5, vitamin d, vitamin b9, vitamin b6, vitamin b2

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract

As written on the pack

whole grain oat flour (28,1%), whole grain wheat (28,1%), sugar, whole grain barley flour (16,9%), wheat starch honey (3,9%), whole grain maize flour (2%), whole grain rice flour (1,9%), calcium carbonate, invert sugar syrup, salt, sunflower oil, molasses, antioxidant: tocopherols, natural flavouring, iron, vitamin c, b3, b5, d, b9, b6, b2,

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 cereals with honey

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 73% of the cereals with honey here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 11 cereals with honey, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7613287169990, last edited 27 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.